Rum Nation Diamond Small Batch Rare Rums SV 2005

8,6:On the nose, the opening impression is smoky, woody, fruity with dried fruits and citrus, very whisky like, with tobacco and leather, a bit peated. On aeration, spices arise, a molasses is dark with licorice, herbaceous, the wood charred with caramelized burnt sugar, nuts, fruit cake, toffee and coffee. New wave of fruits is out with dates, prunes and raisins. 8,7:On the palate, the attack is smoky, peated, the reason is peated whisky finish, the wood is charred with caramel, chocolate, nuts, later nougat, leather, spicy with nutmeg, a bit salty, as we taste candied salted caramel. The fruits are dried with prunes, dates and raisins.After resting the rum, we taste citrus, some bacon, the molasses is dark with licorice, black tea, tobacco. 8,5:The finish is long, dry, still smoky, peated, the burnt sugar is caramelized, from charred wood, there is some chocolate, coffee, the fruits still dried, some tar/rubber are here. Edit:21.4.25 😋

bhoar ey... so if you're into really smoky whiskies then this is already a really good transfer to rum but in my case just not. I've had hope on the nose but in the taste this is just pure islay/Speyside... clear the rum supports with sweetness and makes it quaffable but these peat notes go me just not pure sorry. for me no longer as rum drinkable and perceptible ... too bad, the base rum would have delivered well!

Whiskey notes are very present. Nevertheless a nice one and a nice experiment imho.

Also schwer zu beschreiben dieses Teil. Überwiegend rauchig, würzig und holzig in der Nase. Verfliegt aber dann am Gaumen. Whisky ist jedenfalls erkennbar, sehr rauchig, Tabak und diverse Gewürze sind jedenfalls erkennbar.

This is a tasting set from 2022 where we had a lot of fun around the table. The most amazing thing about this rum is the peat notes in there. Lightly fruity and nice smoky wood with good ABV integration. The empty glass is amazing and has some chocolate.

Sehr sehr stark Whisky geprägt. Ist schon aufdringlich, kein daily Sipper. Trotzdem für den passenden Anlass ein perfekter Rum: Der Zigarrenfreund freut sich nämlich und raucht dazu eine Balmoral XO, die beiden zusammen ergeben ein super Team

The nose - quite strong woody and spicy mix..some tones of fruits an raisins…not bad… The color- i like dark colors of rum - that’s the work of sherry - so dark brown and red..maybe like mahagon..but the dark one. The taste is interesting - i like whiskey and smoked ones too, so I am ok with that fact that it tastes like you mixed rum with whiskey….some tones are from rum - fruity and sweet tones,and it’s covered with smoked leather tones. You can also can find oak/wooden/barell taste. Some sips are quite strong, harsh, alcoholic, but after while it’s better and more smoked tones appears.

Wieder mal wegen des Whisky Finishes eigentlich nicht mein Fall. Allerdings ist dieser mit dem Diamond doch recht stimmig. Kann man tatsächlich gut trinken.

Buds and Barrels 16/02/2025 Nice herbal rum with coffee notes. Not that complex though but still bang for buck.

This rum is heavy on the smoky and whisky notes. For to much for me. Diamond does Better on its own.

90 Opening of the evening it takes time to breathe

Unfortunately, much too peaty. The whisky finish has not done him any good and has become much too intense

Degustační kalendář Pavla Špačka. Brutálně nakouřenej vzorek, kde kouř přebíjí vše ostatní. Na mě je to nakouřené hodně, ale kdo má rád nejistotu, zda pije rum nebo whisky bude asi spokojenej. Spíše sladší profil.

Too much whisk(e)y in the profile for me. Not bad, but not my thing.

Very Smokey